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F.S. 90.607

90.607 Competency of certain persons as witnesses.—

(1)(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), the judge presiding at the trial of an action is not competent to testify as a witness in that trial. An objection is not necessary to preserve the point.

(b) By agreement of the parties, the trial judge may give evidence on a purely formal matter to facilitate the trial of the action.

(2)(a) A member of the jury is not competent to testify as a witness in a trial when he or she is sitting as a juror. If the juror is called to testify, the opposing party shall be given an opportunity to object out of the presence of the jury.

(b) Upon an inquiry into the validity of a verdict or indictment, a juror is not competent to testify as to any matter which essentially inheres in the verdict or indictment.

History.—s. 1, ch. 76-237; s. 1, ch. 77-77; s. 22, ch. 78-361; s. 1, ch. 78-379; s. 487, ch. 95-147.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 90.607

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 90.607.

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Cases Citing Statute 90.607

Total Results: 20

Blue Water Coast Services, LLC and Jacqueline Hyatt v. Maize

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-04-17

Snippet: (emphasis added) (citing § 90.607(2)(b), Fla. Stat. (1987)). Indeed, section 90.607(2)(b), Florida Statutes

Lucious Boyd v. State of Florida

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2021-05-13

Snippet: section - 10 - 90.607(2)(b), Florida Statutes (2020), which provides

David James Martin v. State of Florida

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2021-05-06

Snippet: questioning of the juror must be consistent with section 90.607(2)(b), Florida Statutes (2020), which provides:

Devin Lee Bass v. State of Florida

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-12-14

Snippet: 99 (Fla. 1991) (citation omitted); see also § 90.607(2)(b), Fla. Stat. (2017). This includes inquiries

Dowd v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2017-05-26

Citation: 227 So. 3d 194, 2017 WL 2304663, 2017 Fla. App. LEXIS 7647

Snippet: also Hamilton, 574 So.2d at 128 (citing section 90.607(2)(b), Florida Statutes (1987), of the Florida

Woodruff v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2017-01-25

Citation: 208 So. 3d 1265, 2017 WL 362550, 2017 Fla. App. LEXIS 719

Snippet: v. State, 527 So.2d 179 (Fla. 1988). See also § 90.607(2)(b), Fla. Stat. (2015) (providing that “[ujpon

Philip Morris USA, Inc. v. James Naugle, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Lucinda Naugle

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2016-01-06

Citation: 182 So. 3d 885, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 216

Snippet: 579 So.2d 97, 99 (Fla.1991) (quoting § 90.607(2)(b), Fla. Stat. Ann. (1987) (Law Revision Council

Lenist Key v. State of Florida

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2015-11-25

Citation: 179 So. 3d 513, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 17913

Snippet: concur. 1 . Similarly, section 90.607(2)(b), Florida Statutes, does not permit inquiry

Naugle v. Philip Morris USA, Inc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2014-03-19

Citation: 133 So. 3d 1235, 2014 WL 1031486, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 3928

Snippet: regarding any matter which “inheres in the verdict.” § 90.607(2)(b), Fla. Stat. (2013) (“Upon an inquiry into

Gadison v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2013-12-20

Citation: 158 So. 3d 615, 2013 WL 6687852, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 20099

Snippet: 97, 99 (Fla.1991) (citing § 90.607(2)(b), Fla. Stat. (1987)). Section 90.607(2)(b), Florida Statutes (2013)

State v. Newman

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2012-12-05

Citation: 104 So. 3d 1180, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 20881, 2012 WL 6028838

Snippet: at 502; Hamilton, 574 So.2d at 128; see also § 90.607(2)(b), Fla. Stat. (2009). We know from our record

Perez-Sovias v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2012-07-25

Citation: 95 So. 3d 327, 2012 WL 3023170, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 11968

Snippet: a criminal case nor competent to testify. See § 90.607(1)(a), Fla. Stat. (2012) (“Except as provided in

Van Poyck v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2012-02-16

Citation: 91 So. 3d 125, 37 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 125, 2012 WL 489231, 2012 Fla. LEXIS 337

Snippet: 210 (Fla.1992). Codifying this principle, section 90.607(2)(b), Florida Statutes (2010), provides that “[u]pon

Simpson v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2009-02-12

Citation: 3 So. 3d 1135, 34 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 199, 2009 Fla. LEXIS 236, 2009 WL 330946

Snippet: verdict or indictment.'" 717 So.2d at 502 (quoting § 90.607(2)(b), Fla. Stat. (1993)). We conclude that the

Green v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2008-01-31

Citation: 975 So. 2d 1090, 2008 WL 248413

Snippet: matters that inhere to the verdict under section 90.607(2)(b), Florida Statutes (1987). Because this claim

Marshall v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2007-12-06

Citation: 976 So. 2d 1071, 2007 WL 4258618

Snippet: testify about matters which inhere in the verdict. § 90.607(2)(b), Fla. Stat. (1999). Judicial inquiry into

Jones v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2006-04-13

Citation: 928 So. 2d 1178, 2006 WL 949986

Snippet: State, 717 So.2d 501, 502 (Fla.1998) (quoting 90.607(2)(b), Fla. Stat. (1993)). The jurors' mental thoughts

McAllister v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2004-06-11

Citation: 874 So. 2d 1266, 2004 Fla. App. LEXIS 8312, 2004 WL 1283777

Snippet: State, 786 So.2d 1227 (Fla. 4th DCA 2001). Section 90.607(2)(b), Florida Statutes (2003), says specifically:

Aragon v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2003-09-05

Citation: 853 So. 2d 584, 2003 WL 22056015

Snippet: verdict and relates to the jury's deliberations. § 90.607(2)(b), Fla. Stat. (2001) ("Upon an inquiry into

Marshall v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2003-06-12

Citation: 854 So. 2d 1235, 2003 WL 21354775

Snippet: Hamilton, 574 So.2d 124, 128 (Fla.1991); see also § 90.607(2)(b), Fla. Stat. (1999).[5] However, jurors may